Rare audio recordings reveal Aboriginal people may have worked out how Wolfe Creek Crater was formed, years before scientists arrived and it become a destination for fans of the eponymous horror movie.

An explosion of social media sites promoting young Asian women keen for marriage causes a spike in abuse and exploitation, with claims some women are being held captive in suburban homes in situations that could constitute human trafficking.

An ugly chapter of human trafficking and black-market trading of body parts in Western Australia is laid bare with the return of 14 sets of human remains which were sold to Germany more than 100 years ago.

Australia's peak consumer and competition body is investigating allegations of fraud in the egg industry, with reports of fertilised and caged eggs being trucked into WA to be sold at top-dollar in free-range packaging.

Archaeologists working on islands along Australia's remote north-west coast discover 160-year old engravings left by American whaling crews in the 1840s, offering a rare glimpse of their tedium and isolation.

Recruitment specialists say mining companies, desperate for workers in remote areas, are again turning to FIFO workers from the eastern states, but are unlikely to pay the sky-high wages seen in the last big boom.

After 20 years of collecting coins, Big Issue vendors are this week making the switch to tap-and-go technology, becoming the latest not-for-profit to make the change in a bid to stay afloat in Australia's increasingly cashless economy.

Kalumburu has for years made do with two payphones in the centre of town. The imminent arrival of mobile phone coverage will bring convenience, but locals fear for the impact the devices and introduction of social media will have on the town’s youths.